Independent senator says royal commission ‘only way to get to the truth’ of allegations Australia bugged Timor-Leste’s cabinet room during trade talks
The independent senator Nick Xenophon has called for a royal commission into Australia allegedly bugging Timor-Leste’s cabinet room during trade negotiations.
Timor-Leste has been in dispute with Australia after allegations by a whistleblower from the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (Asis) – known as witness K – that the country’s cabinet room was bugged during negotiations for an oil and gas treaty in 2004.
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